Fifty years later, the Oscar award hosted this aboriginal actress apologize

Jimu Journalist Li Lili Hu Xiuwen

In 1973, the famous actor Marlon Bai Lan du won the Academy Award for "Godfather". However, due to the distortion of the American aboriginal people in the American film industry, Bai Landu rejected the Best Actor Award and asked the American Aboriginal and Actress Sacheen Littlefeather to speak for him. But after a brief speech, the little feathers were booed down.

The Oscar Award of the little feather refusing to hand over

Based on the United States Cable Television News Network and the Broadcasting Corporation reported on August 15 that in the past 50 years, the School of Film Arts and Sciences officially apologized to Xiaoyu because she was ridiculed and discriminated against during the speech period and in the next few years. Attack with personal. The School of Film Arts and Sciences was established in California in 1927 and is the organizer of the Oscar award.

The 75 -year -old little feathers told the media that she never thought she would see the day of apology.

After the speech, she had to leave with security guard

In 1972, Bai Landu played Vito Correy in "Godfather", and many critics believed that this was one of the greatest movies ever. The following year, Bai Landu won the 45th Academy Award for Best Actor Award for the film.

Due to the distortion of the American aboriginal people in the American film industry, Bai Landu rejected the Best Actor Award. He invited the then actress and activist Xiaoyu to attend the award ceremony and represented him on behalf of him.

At the ceremony, the 26 -year -old little feather was wearing a deer leather dress and walked to the stage calmly, becoming the first American aboriginal woman at the Oscar awards ceremony.

The little feather walked to the stage and raised her hand to reject the Oscar trophy that the actor Moore gave her. In a brief speech, she explained that Bai Landu could not accept the award because of "the film industry's way to treat the American Indians today."

Bai Landu wrote a long speech, but the production team of the awards ceremony only gave the small feathers for 60 seconds.

There was a boo and some cheers at the scene.

The ceremony was broadcast on television to 85 million people. The host of that night Michael Kane criticized Bai Lantu "to let a poor little girl accept the boo" instead of standing up.

In 2020, Xiaoyu said in an interview with BBC that after the speech, she had to leave the stage with two security guards.

Apology for nearly 50 years late

Little feathers were born on November 14, 1946 and are American actresses, models and aboriginal civil rights activists. Her father is an aboriginal of the Americas and her mother is European Americans.

The little feathers shot in 2010

In the years after attending the awards ceremony, Xiaoyu said that she was ridiculed, discriminated and attacked for a short Oscar awards ceremony. Most of her career later is committed to creating performing arts organizations for indigenous actors.

Xiaoyu said she was praised and supported by leaders such as Correta Scott Kim and Cessar Chavez. "I know I did the right thing," she said.

In June 2022, the School of Film Arts and Sciences sent an apology statement to Xiaoyu.

On August 15, the Academy Museum stated that she would invite her to the night of "dialogue, healing and celebration" on September 17 to discuss her historical image at the Academy Awards ceremony and the future of the indigenous people on the screen.

When announcing the news, the College Museum shared a letter to the former dean of the American Academy of Film and Sciences David Rubin. The letter wrote: "The abuse you have suffered ... is not based on and unreasonable." Mr. Lubin said that the speech of the little feather at the 45th Oscar awards ceremony "continues to remind us of the necessity and human dignity of humanity The importance.

When responding to apology, Xiaoyu told the media that she never expected that she would see the day of apology.

She also said: "We are very patient -we are very patient -this is only 50 years!" She added that maintaining a sense of humor is "our way of survival."

(Picture source: BBC)

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